Britain's Most Fragile Treasure
Paul Tilzey2011-10-12
6
60 min
Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist - a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists. The East Window of York Minster is far more than a work of artistic genius, it is a window onto the medieval world and the medieval mind - telling us who were once were and who we still are, all preserved in the most fragile medium of all.
Cast
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Janina Ramirez | Presenter | Unowned |
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Tim Ayers | Self - Centre for Medieval Studies, York | Unowned |
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Sarah Brown | Self - Director, York Glaziers Trust | Unowned |
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Tony Cattle | Self - Glazier | Unowned |
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Keith Jones | Self - Dean of York | Unowned |
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Richard Marks | Self - Art Historian | Unowned |
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Walter Pinches | Self - Glassmaker | Unowned |
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Nick Teed | Self - Senior Conservator | Unowned |
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Helen Whittaker | Self - Stained Glass Artist | Unowned |